Efeitos da colestiramina e da lovastatina sobre os lípides plasmáticos e teores de colesterol da gema do ovo de galinhas poedeiras

• Autor(a) principal: Mori, Agnes Veridiana
• Data de Publicação: 2000
• Outros Autores: Mendonça Jr., Cássio Xavier de, Watanabe, Claudio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/5855
• topic: Cholesterol; Cholestyramine; Lovastatin; Egg Yolk; Chickens; Colesterol; Colestirarnina; Lovastatina; Gema de Ovo; Galinhas

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of cholestyramine and lovastatin, lipid-lowering agents, upon egg quality, reproductive performance, plasma lipids and egg yolk cholesterol levels of Shaver laying hens. Twenty-six-weeks-old hens were fed basal diet without animal products containing 0.2% cholestyramine (COL1), 0.3% cholestyramine (COL2) or 0.005% lovastatin (LOV) for 6 weeks. It was observed that the supplementation of the drugs did not impair albumen and shell quality. Hen performance was not adversely affected, with the exception of the significant reduction (p < 0.05) in egg weights. No significant changes were observed on plasma lipids, and egg yolk cholesterol remained unchanged with the addition of the drugs.